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Cannes Film Review: Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

From iconic master of cinema and beloved auteur Martin Scorsese, comes his latest film— Killers of the Flower Moon, which had its highly anticipated world…

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Cinema Sevens: Oscars Should Have Beens – Actor in a Leading Role

For years we held aloft Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton as examples of how the Academy can somehow elude greatness. Not only are both men…

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Tarantino Culture: Say ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Again. I Dare You.

The critics missed their Pan Am flights when it came to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. For example, none of them compared…

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Personal Response to a Controversial Love Letter

[Contains major spoilers for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood] I came out of Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with predictably mixed…

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Once Upon A Time … in Hollywood & The Art of Driving with the Windows Down

[Contains minor spoilers for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood] Up until recently, I was a firm believer in cranking the A/C when it got…

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Isn’t Your Average Tarantino Flick

“In this town, it can all change…like that.” Sharon Tate, Charles Manson, 1969 Hollywood? What are you up to this time, Quentin Tarantino? Unless you’ve…

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Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Quentin TARANTINO — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — 159 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Firstly, how do you describe any…

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Late Arrivals: Festival de Cannes Welcomes Back Two Former Palme d'Or Winners

Following the announcement of the 2019 Official Selection at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, General Delegate, Thierry Frémaux, and co. have revealed the few additions…

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Rewind: 1993 – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape: A Predictable, yet Compassionate Parable about Human Suffering

In one of the most telling scenes of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,  Gilbert (Johnny Depp), when asked about what he wants in life, answers, ‘”I…

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First Reactions: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  Love him or hate him, it’s hard to ignore Quentin Tarantino. The man has a knack for grabbing your attention, and he did just…

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A Perception of Color in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator

The 2004’s The Aviator, Martin Scorsese wanted to imitate the color techniques from his memories watching the films of the era as a child. You…

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Steven Spielberg Films Ranked: 10-6

In the late 1970s, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were buddies. And both were embarking on huge, game-changing science fiction epics. Believe it or not…

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Let's Talk About Catch Me If You Can

Whenever people talk about the historical prestige films that Steven Spielberg has made over the years, they talk about films like Schindler’s List, The Color Purple, and Lincoln….

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